Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Ellen McIlwaine We The People Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Buddy Knox That's Why I Cry ST (mono)
Aarons And Ackley* Sleeping Gypsy ST
Cal* Bostic Georgie Girl Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine Nothing Left to be Desired Everybody Needs It
Happy Dolls Hello Dolly Show Album No. 1
Ellen McIlwaine In My Time of Dying Fear Itself
Ernie* Smith Show Me a Sign To Behold Jah
Country Mcdonald Joe* Forward War War War
Aarons And Ackley* Could Have Had Anything You And I
Ellen McIlwaine The Last Good Man in My Life Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Honky Tonk Angel
Priscilla* Rollins Sweet Inspiration Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Aarons And Ackley* Don't You And I
Priscilla* Rollins Magic Moment Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Loni Gamble Dance to it ST
Loni Gamble Could it be Love ST
Aarons And Ackley* Bonnie Blue You And I
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Oscar* McLollie For the Good Times ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Can't Eat Shirley Lewis Show Band
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Boots Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Country Feelin' Amist the Black Eyes
Ernie* Smith Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun) Skareggae
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Honky Tonk Angel
Ellen McIlwaine For Suki Fear Itself
Sidewinders A Voyage Flatfoot Hustlin'
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Fear Itself
Nelson* Riddle Barkerville British Columbia Suite
Dils* Not Worth It (Ca ne veux pas le pleine) Made In Canada
Cal* Bostic Just a Boy And Girl in Love (Doug Randle) Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine Lazarus Fear Itself
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billy Joe Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Zambonis* Live Intro - Hockey Monkey To Bleed Black and Gold
Albert Jones* Hussle Disco The Facts of Life
Tony McManus The Maids of Mitchelstown The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Ellen McIlwaine I Want Whacha Got (Boston Song) Everybody Needs It
Priscilla* Rollins I'm Sorry Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Joe* Glazer It Could be a Wonderful World A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
Aarons And Ackley* L.A. You And I
Matt Lucas* Leave the Light On Baby Matt Gets Blue
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* I Need You Amist the Black Eyes
Aarons And Ackley* There Is A Lady ST
Nelson* Riddle Government House British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine Lover's Lane Ellen McIlwaine
Alpha Centauri You Shot Me Down ST
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Honky Tonk Angel
Jack Holland Waco The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* King of the Cops I'm a Song
Loni Gamble In love for the First Time ST
David Amram Your Smile On My Mind Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Gospel Medley: Swing Low Chariot; Amen; Michael Row Your Boat Ashore; He's Got the Whole World in His Hands Amist the Black Eyes
Oscar* McLollie Love Will Get You ST
Jonathan Edwards Weapon of Prayer Sailboat
Ernie* Smith Money Can't Buy Life Skareggae
David Amram Song for Kenya Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Happy Dolls Bombie Show Album No. 1
Oscar* McLollie Blues in Nova Scotia (Oscar McLollie) ST
Buddy Knox I Ain't Sharin' Sharon ST (mono)
Aarons And Ackley* Truly You And I
Ellen McIlwaine Say a Single Word Everybody Needs It
Ursa Major* In My Darkest Hour ST
Albert Jones* Every Little Thing That I Do The Facts of Life
Hopeton* Lewis Think Positive Think Positive // Story Book Children
Ellen McIlwaine Jimmy Jean We the People
Doc Holiday* Canadian State of Mind Canadian State of Mind b/w Canadian State of Mind
Dick Marx Orchestra and Choir* Here Come the Hawks Here Come the Hawks b/w Here Come the Hawks (instrumental) (picture sleeve)
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Like Some One In Love And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Buddy Knox Rock House ST
Ellen McIlwaine Keep On Everybody Needs It
Jonathan Edwards Sailboat Sailboat
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Just a Few Words I'm a Song
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Unleash the Horses Boys Ukrainian Pops
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Munition Maker War War War
Cal* Bostic Somewhere My Love Introducing...
Tony McManus Chalaneru The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Priscilla* Rollins There Goes My Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Priscilla* Rollins You Send Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Loni Gamble Nightime Kind of Love ST
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Honky Tonk Angel
Joe* Glazer We are Building a New Party A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways To It (It's Love) We the People
Cal* Bostic Excessive Love (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Honky Tonk Angel
Ursa Major* Lay Me Down ST
Buddy Knox Devil Woman ST
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Jonathan Edwards Never Together Sailboat
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Am I Blue And I Love Her
Zambonis* Hockey Marlee To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play We the People
Cal* Bostic May I Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine All to You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Handzya Ukrainian Pops
Albert Jones* She Lost Her Faith The Facts of Life

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

The Revelaires (3)

The Revelaires (2)

The Revelaires

The Revelaires You're So Wrong (1)

The Revelaires Great Pre (1)

Matt Gets Blue

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (3)

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